The impact of state usury laws on marketplace lending has been an area of concern since the inception of the industry. In a technique borrowed from the payday lending industry, online platforms that make unsecured consumer loans have to a significant degree relied upon the bank-partnership model in loan originations […]

A multi-office team of lawyers from global law firm K&L Gates LLP has prevailed on behalf of leading content recommendation platform Revcontent, LLC, in a federal false advertising lawsuit filed by a competitor [Congoo, LLC d/b/a Adblade v. Revcontent, LLC et. al., Case No. 16-cv-00401-MAS-TJB]. After more than four years […]

It’s taken more than 40 years, but cryopreservation research at the University of Queensland has finally paid off – at least for those seeking to freeze avocado plants in order to protect them in an uncertain climate future. “The aim is to preserve important avocado cultivars and key genetic traits […]

Antitrust and Competition Commission approves German scheme compensating public transport companies On 7 August 2020, the European Commission approved €6 billion in German state aid to compensate regional and local public transport companies. The aid will go towards public transport companies that faced damages due to the coronavirus pandemic. Under […]

Countries: Greece, World Source: International Organization for Migration Initial reports suggest there are no fatalities, but more than 12,600 refugees, including 400 unaccompanied children and many families, are now displaced, and the center reportedly 80% destroyed.